LICENSE OR REGISTRATION FEES: WAIVERS H.B. 4557 (S-1)-4561:
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 4557 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
House Bill 4558 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 4559 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 4560 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 4561 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Pauline Wendzel (H.B. 4557)
Representative Annette Glenn (H.B. 4558)
Representative Andrew Fink (H.B. 4559)
Representative Beth Griffin (H.B. 4560)
Representative John R. Roth (H.B. 4561)
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Senate Committee: Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
House Bill 4557 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to waive annual liquor license renewal fees for watercraft, hotel, tavern, brewpub, and other licenses for the 2022 renewal.
House Bills 4558 (H-1), 4559 (H-1), and 4560 (H-1) would amend the Public Health Code, the State License Fee Act, and the Skilled Trades Regulation Act, respectively, to require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to offer a credit for or prorate the fee that otherwise would be required under each respective act for an initial license or registration or a renewal of a license or registration for the portion of the effective period of the license or registration that the licensee or registrant was temporarily unable to engage in the practice of his or her health profession as a result of a state of emergency or disaster declared under the Emergency Management Act or an emergency order issued under Section 2253 of the Public Health Code.
House Bill 4561 would amend the Food Law to allow for certain fees to be subject to a refund if a licensee met certain conditions during the preceding licensing year.
House Bills 4559 (H-1) and 4560 (H-1) would apply retroactively beginning January 1, 2020.
Proposed MCL 333.16307a (H.B. 4558)
Proposed MCL 338.2204a (H.B. 4559)
Proposed MCL 339.5417a (H.B. 4560)
MCL 289.2125 et al. (H.B. 4561)
FISCAL IMPACT
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